Kenneth Khachigian '66 Interviewed in Nexus

Former Associated Students President and political science alumnus Kenneth Khachigian '66 was recently interviewed for the Daily Nexus about his lengthy career in the political world. After graduating from Columbia Law School, Mr. Khachigian went on to work in the Nixon administration and later became Ronald Reagan's chief speechwriter. More recently, he served as strategist to California governors George Deukmajian and Pete Wilson, and advisor to the Bob Dole campaign in 1996 and to John McClain in 2000.


In his interview with reporter Ryan Wah, Mr. Khachigian discussed how his UCSB experience prepared him for his career, what it was like to work for Ronald Reagan, and his views on the upcoming 2008 presidential election. The full interview can be found on the web at http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=13761.

(Photo of Ronald Reagan courtesy of Ryan Wah, Nexus, and Kenneth Khachigian.)